What is a Kermit in cockney rhyming slang?

Kermit is Cockney slang for Road.

Why do Cockneys call a watch a kettle?

The term means watch, which stemmed from a 'fob' watch which was a pocket watch attached to the body with a small chain. The kettle used to boil on the hob of a stove… hence the rhyme.

What does custard mean in Cockney?

"No one's watching the custard" means "no one's watching the TV." "Custard and jelly" rhymes with "telly."

What does Bunny mean in Cockney slang?

Fluffy Bunny is Cockney slang for Money.

What does Frog and Toad mean in Cockney slang?

frog and toad (plural frog and toads) (Cockney rhyming slang) Road. I'm just going down the frog and toad to see my old china Dave. (= I'm just going down the road to see my friend Dave.)

What does Kermit mean in cockney rhyming slang?

What is a frog in British slang?

Frog is cockney-rhyming slang, short for frog and toad, meaning road. A bewildered Seinfeld eyes the day's specials on the chalkboard in a roadside cafe.

What does toad mean in British?

Toad definition

Frequency: A person regarded as loathsome, contemptible, etc. noun.

What is a cockle in Cockney slang?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).

What is a Toby in Cockney rhyming slang?

""Toby" means "road" in this context, but it isn't rhyming slang. It seems to come from about 1811. It is derived from the language of Irish travellers who use the word "tober" to mean road. Another related expression is the toby meaning highway robbery. High toby meaning highway robbery on horseback.

What does treacle mean in Cockney slang?

(Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart).

What's the lemon Cockney?

Lemon and Lime is Cockney slang for Crime.

What does Tommy Tank mean in slang?

Tommy Tank is Cockney slang for Bank.

More slang for bank. More definitions for Tommy Tank.

What does haddock mean in Cockney slang?

Haddock and Bloater is Cockney slang for Motor.

Why do Cockneys call 500 a monkey?

Whilst this is not cemented in fact, the widely held belief is that the terms came from soldiers returning to Britain from India. Old Indian rupee banknotes had animals on them and it is said that the 500 rupee note had a monkey on it and the 25 rupee featured a pony.

How do you say Girl in Cockney?

Ocean Pearl is Cockney slang for Girl.

What is egg in Cockney slang?

Clothes Peg is Cockney slang for Egg.

Why are balls called Jacobs?

Get Me Out of Here!, became well known for his frequent use of the term "Jacobs", for Jacob's Crackers, a rhyming slang term for knackers i.e. testicles.

What is a cherry Hogg?

Cherry Hogg is Cockney slang for Dog.

Why is a drink called a sherbet?

"sherbet / sherbert - an alcoholic drink (usually a beer). Derives from the Turkish word 'sherbet' which was a cooling drink made from fruit juice. e.g. "Fancy a stroll down the pub for a few sherbets ?"." London slang page.

What is a Darby in Cockney?

On boiled beef and carrots. "Derby Kell" is old Cockney rhyming slang for belly ("Derby Kelly"). "Blow out your kite" means "fill your stomach". It uses the word kite (also kyte), a dialect word, originally derived from an Old English word for the womb which, by extension, came to mean the belly.

What's a dry lunch in Cockney slang?

Dry-lunch definition

Filters. (England, slang) A contemptible or uncool person. noun.

What does Uncle Ned mean?

Noun. Uncle Ned (uncountable) (Cockney rhyming slang) bed.

What does it mean when someone calls another person a toad?

a person regarded as loathsome, contemptible, etc. Word origin.

What does it mean to call someone a frog?

a contemptuous term used to refer to a French person or a person of French descent.

What is the meaning of Tod toad?

any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog¹ (def. 1). Also called true toad .